Vehicle hub-band



(No Model.)

J. MARIS.

VEHICLE HUB BAND. I No. 403.357. Patented May 14, 1889.

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JARED MARIS, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

VEHICLE HUB-BAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 403,357, dated May 14, 1889. Application filed February 20, 1889- Sen'al No. 800,570. (No model-l To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JARED MARIs, of Columbus,in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Bands for Carriages, Wagons, &c.; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable I others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in metallic bands for the ends of carriage or wagon hubs, singletrees, poles, or other wooden articles.

Heretofore metallic bands have in some cases been provided on their inner walls with triangular projections, which are forced into the wood by compressing the band. This construction of band is objectionable, because it necessitates the making of the band with an enlarged end to admit of its being placed on the article and its subsequent contraction to force the parts or projections into the wood; also, it requires the employment of special apparatus for compressing the band; and, further, the band when once in place is very difficult of removal should it be desired to remove it from the article to which it has been secured. Metallic bands have also been provided on their inner walls with inwardly-proj ecting radial ribs, extending from nearly the inner end of the band flush with its outer end. When a band of such construction is driven onto the article, the ribs will embed themselves in the wood and prevent the rotary displacement of the band; but no provision is made to prevent the endwise displacement of the band excepting the frictional contact of the ribs with the wood, and hence the ribs are made quite wide and enter deeply into the wood and present an unfinished appearance at the outer end of the band, and also fail to securely lock or fasten the band in place.

The object of my invention is to obviate the objectionable features of the metallic bands above described and to provide a metallic band which may be readily driven onto the end of a wooden article, and of such construction that when once in place it will be securely locked against either rotary. or endwise displacement; and with these ends in view my invention consists in a metallic band provided on its inner wall with one or more radial lugs extending partly the width of the band, the forward ends of the lugs being sharpened or pointed to enable them to be readily forced into and through the fibers of the wood when the band is forced to its seat, and allow the fibers of the I wood to close against the outer ends of such ribs and pre vent any accidental endwise displacement of the band.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view through the band. Fig. 2 is a similar View showing the band applied to the ends of a hub. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing it applied to the end of a singletree. Figs. 4 and 5 are transverse sections of a band, showing the ribs located in difierent positions relative to the ends of the band.

A represents the band. This is cast or drawn in the usual manner from the proper metal and may have a cylindrical or tapering form. It is outwardly crimped or flanged at the inner end by spinning or otherwise, and the outer face of this flange is rounded or hollowed out, as shown at 2, to receive the device on which the band is to be driven and facilitate the starting of the band upon the end of the article.

One or more (preferably from three to five) radial tapering ribs, 3 3, project inwardly from the inner wall of the band adjacent to this inner end, their inner ends jutting out of the latter immediately back of the recess 2 and having gradually inclined or sloping edges 4, which may be straight or inwardly curved, as shown, so as to terminate in shoulders 5, back of and around which the displaced fibers of the wood close as soon as the lugs have passed, to effectually hold the band in place. These ribs also have sharp edges, so that in transverse section their shape is like that of a V or a triangle. It may be mentioned in this connection that the ribs need not necessarily have just the form or the precise location above described, and, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, these ribs may with equal propriety in many instances be formed farther back from the ends, or even midway between the ends, or even nearer the outer end of the band, if desired, so that they are entirely hidden when the band is on; also, it should be observed that the ribs may be outwardly curved or rounded, as shown in Fig. 5, the result being similar to the other constructions. The band may also be made tapering as well as cylindrical, especially back of the ribs, so that a more complete closing of the gaps made by the passage of the ribs is effected as the smaller end of the band must necessarily compress the wood more or less, and consequently close the grooves.

In placing the band on, it is evident that the ribs will pass gradually into the wood without destroying the elasticity of the fiber, owing to their elongated and tapering formation, and importance is attached to the fact that with these ribs thus formed it is not absolutely necessary that the end of the wood should entirely fill the band, as the ribs will enter the fibers and take hold even if the fit is not perfect, and they will even then hold the band on and prevent accidental rotary or endwise displacement.

It is evident that slight changes might be resorted to in the form and arrangement of the several parts described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to limit myself to the particular constructions herein set forth;

ened or pointed at its inner end to adapt it to be driven lengthwise through the wood,

said ribs extending only partly the width of the band, and thereby insuring an unobstructed space within the outer end of the band, within which the fibers of the wood may expand and close against the outer ends of the ribs.

2. A metallic band provided on its inner surface with one or more inwardly-projecting ribs, each being elongated in form and sharpened at its inner end to adapt it to be driven lengthwise through the wood, the outer end of the rib being blunt, pointed, or shouldered, and located within the band and at such a distance from its outer end as to insure an unobstructed space within the outer end of the band, within which the wood may expand and close against the outer ends of the ribs, substantially as set forth.

3. A metallic band provided at one end with an outwardly-flaring flange, and provided on its inner surface and adjacent to its flanged end with one or more inwardly-proj ecting ribs, each being elongated in form and sharpened at one end to adapt it to be driven lengthwise through the wood, the rib extending only partly the width of the band, and thereby insuring an unobstructed space Within the outer end of the band, within which the fibers of the wood may expand and close around the outer end of the rib, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JARED MARIS. Witnesses:

G. S. DRURY, Gno. F. DOWNING. 

